86-year-old is 24th COVID-19 death

Health ministry announces Malta’s 24th COVID-19 related death

22 September 2020, 7:47pm
by Karl Azzopardi

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An 86-year-old man is Malta’s 24th victim of coronavirus, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday evening.

The man passed away at Mater Dei Hospital, after contracting the virus on 8 September.

He was admitted to hospital on 17 September, and had underlying health conditions.

38 new cases were registered on Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases to 678.

Karl Azzopardi is Online Editor and an IGM press awards (Human Stories) winner of 2019

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